Tendulkar, in Mumbai colours after three years, came in at no 5 and batted fluently after starting cautiously against a largely inexperienced Railways attack to reach his hundred off 103 balls with 14 fours and 3 sixes.
In all, the senior India batsman, whose last hundred in any form of the game was his unprecedented and much-feted 100th international century at Dhaka on March 16, struck 21 fours and three sixes during his 136-ball knock before edging medium pacer Anureet Singh to the slip cordon, three overs before stumps.
The 200-run partnership between Tendulkar, who batted for just over three hours, and one down Rahane placed Mumbai in command in their opening Group A fixture at the Wankhede Stadium.
Rahane, who fully utilised the life given to him on seven by Murali Kartik, faced 203 balls and struck 13 fours during his unconquered knock. Giving him company at close of play was Abhishek Nayar, who is yet to open his account.
The cynosure of all eyes on day one of the match was clearly Tendulkar. The 39-year-old senior batsman's form in the last Test series against New Zealand at home was a cause for concern as he was bowled three times in as many innings.
But the script was totally different on Friday, albeit at a lower level of competition.
The three-figure innings was his 18th in the championship and his 79th in first class cricket and it placed him within striking distance of overhauling Sunil Gavaskar's domestic record of 81 tons in games lasting three or more days.
Put into bat, Mumbai got off to a decent start as openers Kaustubh Pawar and wicket-keeper Aditya Tare put on 45 runs before the former left in the 15th over, caught behind.
Rahane, coming into the game after making 54 for India A in the second innings against England yesterday at the nearby Brabourne Stadium, was lucky when he was let off by Murali Kartik at second slip off left-arm medium pacer Hardik Rathod.
The right-handed batsman, in contention for a spot in the India's first Test squad against England to be picked on November 5, made Railways pay for the fielding lapse by making an unbeaten century.
Rahane also put on a double century partnership with Tendulkar who surprisingly came in at 5 instead of his pet no 4 position.
Just before lunch, Tare was dismissed, bowled by Kartik, for 47, made off 180 balls with eight fours.
Tendulkar, who slammed Shivkant Shukla for a six, and Rahane steadied the boat and carried the home team to 214 for three at tea.
Tendulkar reached his half century after tea with a four off rival captain Sanjay Bangar in 69 balls. It contained seven fours and a six.
Tendulkar then raced to his century in 34 more balls, the second fifty included seven fours and two sixes.
Railways took the new ball immediately after it was due and Rahane drove Rathod for a four and took a single to complete his century in 193 balls with 12 fours.
The new ball helped Railways break the stand when Anupreet sent back Tendulkar just before the close of play.
Anureet picked up 2 for 53 while the other successful bowler, Kartik, claimed 1 for 55.
"My innings of 54 (against England for India A yesterday) was important as that innings gave me a lot of confidence. Today batting with Sachin-paaji became very easy. My role was to score a run and give the strike to him," said Rahane.
"He told me just play your natural game and that is what I did. He said look for loose deliveries and hit them.
"Batting becomes easy when Sachin is around. The bowling side is also on the backfoot when he is there. He was very determined and his hunger is always there. He played with the same mindset and determination that he always has," he said.
"He always gives tips. You learn a lot from him at the non-strikers end," said Rahane, who was the reserve opener against New Zealand in the two-Test series in August.
Rahane said he was not thinking about retaining his place in the Test squad against England.
"I am not thinking about (place in the team). Just want to focus on my batting and keep scoring runs and be consistent," he said.
Asked about the reprieve he got early on in his innings, Rahane said: "Catches keep dropping. This is part and parcel of the game. Obviously after that I became a lot more determined."
"The wicket, compared to the usual Wankhede wicket, was a bit slow. It became a bit slower later on. If the bowlers made an effort, there was something for them as well," he said about the pitch, prepared for the four-day match.
Scorecard
MUMBAI (1st innings):
K Pawar c Rawat b Anureet Singh 24
A Tare b Kartik 47
A Rahane batting 105
R Sharma run out 18
S Tendulkar c Madkaikar b Anureet Singh 137
A Nayar batting 0
Extras: 13 (lb 4, nb 7, w 2)
Total: 344/4 in 90 overs
Fall of wickets: 1-45, 2-100, 3-143, 4-343
Bowling:
Upadhyay 18-1-78-0,
Rathod 21-1-64-0,
Anureet Singh 17-4-53-2,
Bangar 8-0-44-0,
Kartik 20-2-55-1,
Ashish Yadav 5-0-33-0,
Shukla 1-0-13-0.
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